Example sentences of "[art] good [noun] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er it 's really is to follow on from this debate that we 're having about what should happen if a shortfall occurs , erm and we 've heard , I 've been listening carefully to your views about er the way in which you agree with the Good Committee that a shortfall is an employers debt , the employers responsibility to meet that shortfall and we 've been talking about that shortfall should be met , but the Good Committee also concluded that er pensioners should not be regarded as preferential creditors erm and you also agreed with that . |
| 2 | The Chinese are very good singers , and practically every other person seemed to have a good voice and a repertoire of songs , a lot of them popular revolutionary songs , but also they gave us a rendering of ‘ old Man River ’ and a few others , and we all rounded the occasion off with Rio Grande , Old MacDonald had a farm ( during which the Chairman of the Institute Revolutionary Committee looked a bit bemused ) and Auld Lang Syne. and I also did our bit , singing a few English songs including ‘ Turpin Hero ’ , and we even attempted a rendering of two Chinese songs from the opera ‘ the White-Haired Girl ’ , much to everybody 's amusement and applause . |
| 3 | I remember my doctor coming in my kitchen some time ago ( he 's a good friend and a gastronome and he wanted to learn ) . |
| 4 | Their participation , particularly in the planning of new ‘ community care ’ schemes , is more of a good principle than a working practice . |
| 5 | Neither my sister nor I can remember exactly what we had for dinner , but we chose not merely a good cheese but a claret of which we hoped he would approve . |
| 6 | ‘ Speaking of which , ’ Herr Nordern , while quite happy to lounge back with a good cigar and a glass of whisky , was also ready for his meal . |
| 7 | But then he did n't enjoy the hustle and bustle of Swansea 's night-life , he preferred the warmth of his own fireside and the simple pleasures of a good cigar and a glass of brandy . |
| 8 | Despite the time lost , he threw himself into his work and eventually , with a good brain and a determination to achieve , obtained qualification to become a surgeon in a children 's hospital . |
| 9 | It is a good tournament , a good field and a course where I have won before . ’ |
| 10 | Two-year full-time course open to holders of a three-year degree in architecture with a good portfolio and a period of practical training . |
| 11 | But she knew that Chinese Charlie would clean and press a garment to make it look almost new and she could get as much as two shillings for a good overcoat or a suit . |
| 12 | Supper had been over a good hour and a half . |
| 13 | Oh a good hour and a half |
| 14 | That 's allowing a a good hour and a quarter . |
| 15 | Was in Torquay last weekend for one night at its expense to receive chairman 's award for my voluntary input to British Association of Industrial Editors , notably to Education & Professional Development — bliss to be funded and have a night in a good hotel and a trip up and down the river Dart in quite remarkable sunshine — glorious countryside . |
| 16 | The vineyards of Sillery are indeed an extension of the lower slopes of Verzenay , where they stretch out along the flatter , frost-prone ground on the plain beneath the Montagne de Reims , taking a good kilometre and a half to rise a mere twenty metres or so . |
| 17 | base manager for WGOL who is also vice-chairman of the East Anglian branch of the Institute , commented : ‘ The agreement was reached because Trinity House was looking for a professional body to fill the void and the Institute has a good reputation and a presence in the majority of UK ports ’ . |
| 18 | There seems a good chance that a range of hydrocarbons from oil to dry gas could have been generated ( given suitable source material ) from some parts of the Carboniferous sequence after the Variscan orogeny , both in the hanging and footwall ; the range of possible depths is great enough to compensate for anticipated differences in temperature gradient . |
| 19 | Thus a chef is not a good chef and a production manager is not fulfilling his role if he neglects this vital aspect . |
| 20 | We are not suggesting that it was a good thing that a flock of kids roosted on Mr Jones 's garden fence . |
| 21 | All were agreed that multiple homage was an aberration , displeasing to God ; but we may assume that it was rare for a man to refuse a good gift or a bargain on this account . |
| 22 | ‘ With a good wife and a good place and a son already to take over — ‘ |
| 23 | You might then find that having gone to the trouble of preparing a good speech and a joke just in case , you decide that you might as well give the speech anyway ! |
| 24 | When I married , I was able to get a good job and a house for my family . |
| 25 | it requires skill , a good horse and a dash of courage . |
| 26 | ‘ You , boy , will either make a good squire or a merchant . ’ |
| 27 | We got drunk , had a good time and a couple of days later I had to make a decision . |
| 28 | By Luke 's own admission he saw her as shallow , someone interested only in a good time and a string of boyfriends . |
| 29 | Practically every angler throws in bread groundbait , whatever hookbait he uses , so it is always a good bet that a bread bait will be successful . |
| 30 | With a good cut and a touch of colour , the finest of flyaway hair can look fantastic |